23 January – Samoa and China sign a new visa exemption agreement.[4]
29 January – Authorities seize 10 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from a shipping container that arrived from the United States and arrest three people in what is reported as the "largest known drug smuggling operation" in the country.[5]
12 February – The Samoan Government lifts a "precautionary zone" around the wreckage of HMNZS Manawanui following testing by the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS). However, a 2 km prohibition zone around the sunken ship remains in force.[7]
May
27 May – The government of Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa collapses after its budget is voted down by parliament.[8]
August
15 August — The Government announces changes to the school calendar after a dengue outbreak delays the opening of schools nationwide.[9]
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